“It’s quite heartening to see so many different types of art represented, and great to see that art is something in the day-to-day lives of many Britons - it doesn’t just have to be stuck behind a frame in a museum.

“These days a work of art might be on the wall at the end of the street or in our record collection - and that’s wonderful.”

The top ten was created to mark the launch of Samsung’s new TV, The Frame, which becomes a piece of art when not in use.

Here, Jacky looks at the best of British and examines why we love these artworks so much...

1. Balloon Girl - Banksy

The 2002 Girl With Balloon mural by Banksy (Image: Rex Features)

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Banksy’s works now sell for seven figure sums despite the fact that his art is still, essentially, graffiti - not typically seen as a 'high' art form. It’s interesting that other contemporary artists, like Damien Hirst or Tracey Emin, aren’t among the most popular. Very few people know who Banksy is - he keeps his identity secret - and this air of mystery and his gift for storytelling is what draws people to his work. He also does what artists have done for centuries and uses people as icons - like the little girl in this 2002 mural. She symbolises innocence and hope, and the balloon flying away is a poignant image of hope disappearing. The political messages in his work make them modern and meaningful to a wide audience.

2. The Hay Wain - John Constable

John Constable's masterpiece The Hay Wain was finished in 1821 (Image: Bridgeman)

This classic shows the other side of Britain - the rural idyll which was being encroached upon by the industrial revolution when this was finished in 1821. Turner and Constable were great rivals, though the two painters came from very different worlds and had contrasting styles of painting. The artwork, also in the National Gallery, is distinctive for detail - each ripple on the river and leaf on the tree is picked out perfectly. Unfairly it’s been branded “chocolate box” but it’s an important snapshot of working life in the countryside. Featured on the left is Willy Lott’s Cottage, occupied by farmworker William Lott, which still exists in Flatford, Suffolk.

3. The Singing Butler - Jack Vettriano (main image)

This is now the most popular art print in the country - yet it’s the artwork which most art critics love to hate. It isn’t the best painting technically, but it is liked by million of people. Why? Because it has many elements that people love such as romance and eccentricity, and it's painted in an approachable, realistic style. But the biggest draw is the question: what’s the story here? How did this couple end up in a beach dressed like that? The art world can be very judgmental, but in the end our taste is strongly personal. Scottish artist Vettriano created this in 1992; it sold at auction 12 years later for £744,800.

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4. The Fighting Temeraire - JMW Turner

JMW Turner's The Fighting Temeraire was painted in 1838 and hangs in the National Gallery (Image: Rex Features)

Eagle-eyed Bond fans will recall this masterpiece got a starring role alongside Daniel Craig in the movie, Skyfall. The HMS Temeraire helped win the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and the painting, which shows her being hauled off as scrap, was used as a metaphor for 007’s ailing career. Painted in 1838 and now in the National Gallery, it has all the traits of a classic Turner. It’s epic and historic, featuring a sunset, a ship, the sea - all the things which epitomised the great, seafaring power that this country was in the early 19th Century. It’s also romantic and atmospheric, so it's no surprise it’s an image which lots of Brits love.

5. The Angel of the North

The Angel of the North, created in 1998, was hated at first (Image: Rex Features)

When Antony Gormley created this 200 ton sculpture on the horizon of Gateshead in 1998 he made sure the wings were slightly tilted. He wanted the figure, which was made of steel to reflect the area’s industrial heritage, to embrace local people. Many locals at first hated it, but over the past two decades the people of Tyneside have come to enthusiastically embrace the Angel. This became clear when Newcastle United fans created a giant team t-shirt which they draped over the sculpture, and when locals started calling it “The Gateshead Flasher” - both cheeky ways of acknowledging and celebrating a work of art which hasn’t just become an icon for the north-east, but for the whole nation. Why? Because it’s ambitious, epic but ultimately mysterious.

6. Going to the Match - LS Lowry

LS Lowry's Going To the Match was completed in 1953 (Image: Rex Features)

Just how did a painter who wasn’t initially that popular, end up having this artwork sell for £1.92million in 1999?

Going to the Match was purchased by the Professional Footballers Association for a record sum. It’s so valuable because it offers another, different insight into British life - that of northern, industrial city life. But crucially this painting, completed in 1953 and now in the Lowry Centre in the artist's home city of Salford, is all about community. It shows people coming together and it shows them coming together for sport - in this case, for a football match. It reveals a truth about the industrial landscape and working-class life that's heartwarming, not bleak or grim.

7. The Lady of Shalott - John William Waterhouse

The Lady of Shalott was based on an 1832 poem (Image: Rex Features)

What’s fascinating is that this masterpiece was painted in 1888, inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites, based on an 1832 poem, and draws on imagery of the mediaeval period. So it’s nostalgic and romantic on many levels - two things which we Brits love. It’s also beautiful and vivid, which is typical of the style of painting of Waterhouse and his contemporaries. The painting, now in the Tate collection, is based on The Lady of Shalott, a ballad by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and tells the story of a maiden who endures unrequited love after seeing Sir Lancelot. She sails to her death, broken-hearted.

8. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover was created in 1967 (Image: PA)

John Lennon actually wanted Adolf Hitler to appear in the line up of stars on this album cover. Thankfully he was talked out of it. But The Beatles set out to stun people and make a break from the past. This is an example of the new artform - Pop Art - being brought to the masses. It also celebrated that very 20th Century phenomenon - celebrity. Though we had famous faces in centuries gone by, they were mostly the upper classes. This album cover, created in 1967 by Peter Blake and Jann Haworth, was like a modern version of the old manor house portraits of centuries past. This was a totally different image, but one which was still very much a creative work of art.

9. Dark Side of the Moon - Hipgnosis and George Hardie

Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon is another album cover that has become iconic (Image: Rex Features)

It’s not just one of the most iconic album covers of all time, but an iconic work of art too, and it’s great to see this on the list. Though it’s completely modern, just like Stubbs and Turner, this image reflects the time it was created - in 1973. It was a break from the past because it didn’t include the band’s name, the album title or an image of the group. But it did reflect the fact that this was the decade of science, technology and the burgeoning space race. It’s also a slightly trippy image which reflects the fact that this was an era when drugs were becoming widespread. And despite it’s simplicity, it’s proved its worth by the fact it’s instantly recognisable as Pink Floyd’s album cover.

10. Mares and Foals - George Stubbs

George Stubbs' Mare and Foals was created around 1765 (Image: Bridgeman)

The painter was one of the many artists who had aristocratic patrons backing them. Which is why this work, created around 1765, features horses - the ultimate pursuit of the British upper classes. Now in the Tate’s collection it shows Stubbs’s skill in capturing the anatomical detail of the animals - every muscle and tendon is captured by him with the same skill that Michaelangelo showed centuries earlier. Stubbs really was one of our greatest ever animal painters.

Jacky is in conversation with artist Cornelia Parker at the Chatsworth Festival - Art Out Loud on September 24. chatsworth.org